National Medal for Museum and Library Service

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national award

The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is the highest U.S. honor awarded to museums and libraries for outstanding community service and public engagement.

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National Medal for Museum and Library Service canonical	1

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Target entity: National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Context triple: [Institute of Museum and Library Services, awardGiven, National Medal for Museum and Library Service]

A. National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
B. Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is an international award established by the Carnegie family of institutions to honor individuals and families who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to philanthropy.
C. Lasker Award for Public Service
The Lasker Award for Public Service is a prestigious biomedical honor recognizing individuals or organizations for exceptional contributions to public health and medical research advocacy.
D. H. H. Bloomer Award
The H. H. Bloomer Award is a prize given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize significant contributions to natural history made by amateur naturalists.
E. Jefferson Award for Public Service
The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Target entity description: The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is the highest U.S. honor awarded to museums and libraries for outstanding community service and public engagement.

A. National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
B. Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is an international award established by the Carnegie family of institutions to honor individuals and families who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to philanthropy.
C. Lasker Award for Public Service
The Lasker Award for Public Service is a prestigious biomedical honor recognizing individuals or organizations for exceptional contributions to public health and medical research advocacy.
D. H. H. Bloomer Award
The H. H. Bloomer Award is a prize given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize significant contributions to natural history made by amateur naturalists.
E. Jefferson Award for Public Service
The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national award ⓘ
administeredBy	Institute of Museum and Library Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IMLS National Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding community service ⓘ public engagement ⓘ service to communities ⓘ
awardType	medal ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
describedAs	highest U.S. honor for museums and libraries for community service ⓘ
eligibility	libraries in the United States ⓘ museums in the United States ⓘ
field	libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ
formerName	National Award for Library Service NERFINISHED ⓘ National Award for Museum Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	library ⓘ museum ⓘ
hasRecipientType	academic libraries ⓘ art museums ⓘ children’s museums ⓘ history museums ⓘ public libraries ⓘ science museums ⓘ special libraries ⓘ zoos and aquariums ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.imls.gov/our-work/national-medal-museum-and-library-service ⓘ
inception	1994 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
notableRecipient	Boston Children’s Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brooklyn Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Children’s Museum of Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus Metropolitan Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentedBy	Institute of Museum and Library Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Institute of Museum and Library Services NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal cultural policy ⓘ
sector	cultural heritage ⓘ education ⓘ
selectionCriteria	community outreach and engagement ⓘ demonstrated extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service ⓘ impact on individuals and communities ⓘ
sponsor	Institute of Museum and Library Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	active ⓘ

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